Morning coding, evening crackers shop: Techie's side hustle story goes viralRay, a techie, has opened a temporary cracker shop in his hometown with two friends ahead of Diwali, while continuing his tech job from 10 ...
28 Oct, 2024, 06.29 PM IST
Ahead of Diwali, techie turns from coder to firecracker seller, floats ‘4 to 9’ shopAs the Festival of Lights approaches, the firecracker market is booming with profit opportunities. Seizing the moment, one tech professiona...
27 Oct, 2024, 01.41 PM IST
Kerala firecracker blast: 4 arrested, remanded; more arrests to follow, say policeFour people have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody following a massive blast that killed two people and injured around 15 at a...
13 Feb, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
Mathura admin bans firecrackers in red, yellow zones around Krishna Janmasthan TempleThe office of the city magistrate said in view of the security of the Krishna Janmasthan and Shahi Eidgah, like previous years, this year t...
05 Nov, 2023, 12.40 PM IST
Karnataka firecracker blaze: Our govt will not spare culprits, says Congress president KhargeCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge has pledged that the party's government in Karnataka will not let the culprits responsible for the fi...
08 Oct, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
Karnataka government announces compensation of Rs 5 lakh to kin of deceased in fire incident in AttibeleThe Karnataka government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakhs each to the families of the 13 people who died in a fire at a firecrack...
08 Oct, 2023, 07.47 AM IST
2 out of 5 families likely to burst firecrackers in Delhi-NCR this Diwali, says surveyThe survey received more than 10,000 responses from the residents of all the districts in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad. ...
22 Oct, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
Diwali bust: 13,700 kg crackers seized, 75 cases registered in Delhi this October, data showsThe police seized 13,767.719 kg firecrackers for storage or sale and registered 75 cases in this connection. It has also registered six cas...
20 Oct, 2022, 07.47 PM IST
Mizoram bans firecrackers during festive seasonThe state government also banned the sale and possession of toy guns, which have bullets, during Christmas and New Year.
13 Nov, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
Delhi: Police seizes 4,000 kg firecrackers, 26 arrested before DiwaliThe licensing unit of the Delhi Police stated that no new licences would be issued for sale of crackers and even licences of permanent shop...
02 Nov, 2021, 01.25 PM IST
Puducherry govt allows sale of firecrackers ahead of DiwaliDiwali in Puducherry was muted and low-key affairs last year due to COVID-19-induced lockdown and the earlier Congress government did not a...
25 Oct, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Telangana govt imposes ban on sale and use of firecrackers following HC directionsThe state DGP,DG of Fire Services and all district Collectors, Commissioners of Police, Superintendents of Police in the state should take ...
13 Nov, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
Diwali gone up in smoke, say traders facing huge losses after firecracker ban"Police have stopped us from opening the shops we had stocked with hundreds of kilograms of firecrackers. This is a seasonal item and will ...
10 Nov, 2020, 03.18 PM IST
Kashmir: Firecrackers used to disrupt traffic, gun-wielding youths threaten shopkeepersAccording to the officials, on Sunday, three masked men appeared in Magam in central Kashmir and asked people to observe a complete strike.
03 Sep, 2019, 07.05 PM IST
Firecrackers and reluctant authorities: Indian capital's smog set to worsenIndia, which has the world's 14 most polluted cities, has made little effort this year to curb the sale of ear-splitting, firecrackers that...
19 Oct, 2018, 10.00 AM IST
NGT dismisses plea against ban on sale of firecrackersA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar rejected the plea to reopen firecracker shops and release the licences to sell to...
17 Oct, 2017, 07.14 PM IST
Transporting firecrackers from Hosur to Bengaluru turns a painWith Bengaluru's 18 licensed wholesale dealers of firecrackers unable to make their annual 500-km pilgrimage to Sivakasi, India's primary m...
06 Oct, 2016, 01.45 PM IST